adhere

[Ad*here·]

If you don't want monkey droppings to adhere to the sole of your shoe, watch where you’re walking. Maybe if you'd adhere, or stick to, the zoo rules and stay on the walking path, you wouldn't have to worry about it.

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To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.

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follow through or carry out a plan without deviation; "They adhered to their plan"

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come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

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stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"

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be loyal to; "She stood by her husband in times of trouble"; "The friends stuck together through the war"

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be a devoted follower or supporter; "The residents of this village adhered to Catholicism"; "She sticks to her principles"

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be compatible or in accordance with; "You must adhere to the rules"

v. i.
To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.

v. i.
To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a church.

v. i.
To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.

Adhere

Ad*here" , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Adhered ; p. pr. & vb. n. Adhering .] [L. adhaerere, adhaesum; ad + haerere to stick: cf. F. adh'82rer. See Aghast.] 1. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura. 2. To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a church. 3. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree. "Nor time nor place did then adhere." Every thing adheres together." Shak. Syn. -- To attach; stick; cleave; cling; hold

To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.

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Usage Examples

These rules may seem simple enough, but it will require great morale and physical courage to adhere to them. But if carried out in the strict sense of the word it will surely lead to a greater success than could otherwise be attained.

If faith is lost, there is no security and there is no life for him who does not adhere to religion.

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Other Usage Examples

Those who made and endorsed our Constitution knew man's nature, and it is to their ideas, rather than to the temptations of utopia, that we must ask that our judges adhere.

I don't care what the religion is called as far as I'm concerned, one God, the God I adhere to, is in charge of all of them.